While I am no expert on Peckham and its hidden treasures (that title certainly goes to Helen Graves of Food Stories, @FoodStories) it made me realise that I know quite a few places I frequently go back to.

There is a special mention of Aldi in that map list, but for the best supermarket shopping I would recommend Sainsbury's in New Cross. Lots of buses going there from Queen's Road, huge place, great vegetables, nice deli section. Kick's the living daylight out of ASDA, Morrison's and the massive Tesco on Old Kent Road.

At time of writing this, there is of course also the fantastic burger popup #MEATEASY run by Yianni Papoutsis of The Meat Wagon just down the road in New Cross (which I had better point out, lest I would be accused of trying to big up Peckham a bit too much). So if you read this before mid March 2011, get your ass down there. It will love you for it.

The day after I sorted the above map out my friend Daf who also recently moved in to the area posted on Facebook a list of places he intends to visit. Here are some of the gems he has shortlisted in Peckham or nearby, to check out when you are not eating and drinking:

Do keep in mind that you are just a short bus ride on the 345 away from Brixton, where you find a great food market, exiciting restaurants like Franco Manca, and Ritzy, one of the oldest still running cinemas in London!

That should keep a newcomer busy for some time, if you know places I have missed that definitely should be on this list, please leave a comment below! :)

While I am no expert on Peckham and its hidden treasures (that title certainly goes to Helen Graves of Food Stories, @FoodStories) it made me realise that I know quite a few places I frequently go back to.

There is a special mention of Aldi in that map list, but for the best supermarket shopping I would recommend Sainsbury's in New Cross. Lots of buses going there from Queen's Road, huge place, great vegetables, nice deli section. Kick's the living daylight out of ASDA, Morrison's and the massive Tesco on Old Kent Road.

At time of writing this, there is of course also the fantastic burger popup #MEATEASY run by Yianni Papoutsis of The Meat Wagon just down the road in New Cross (which I had better point out, lest I would be accused of trying to big up Peckham a bit too much). So if you read this before mid March 2011, get your ass down there. It will love you for it.

The day after I sorted the above map out my friend Daf who also recently moved in to the area posted on Facebook a list of places he intends to visit. Here are some of the gems he has shortlisted in Peckham or nearby, to check out when you are not eating and drinking:

Do keep in mind that you are just a short bus ride on the 345 away from Brixton, where you find a great food market, exiciting restaurants like Franco Manca, and Ritzy, one of the oldest still running cinemas in London!

That should keep a newcomer busy for some time, if you know places I have missed that definitely should be on this list, please leave a comment below! :)